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English adjective: unruly | |||
| 1. | unruly noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline | ||
| Samples | A boisterous crowd. A social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand. A robustious group of teenagers. Beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings. An unruly class. | ||
| Synonyms | boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious | ||
| Similar | disorderly | ||
| Antonyms | orderly | ||
| 2. | unruly unwilling to submit to authority | ||
| Samples | Unruly teenagers. | ||
| Synonyms | disobedient | ||
| Similar | insubordinate | ||
| Antonyms | subordinate | ||
| 3. | unruly of persons | ||
| Samples | The little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly. | ||
| Synonyms | indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable | ||
| Similar | difficult, unmanageable | ||
| Antonyms | manageable | ||
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